After a few days off thanks to Comic-Con, Superhero Bits is back and we’ve got a lot of catching up to do over the next week or two. For now though, we’ll answer some of the following questions. What was Robert Downey Dr. doing in front of big crowds at Comic-Con? What is going on with negative reviews of The Dark Knight Rises? Might we see Gwyneth Paltrow as a superhero in Iron Man 3? How much is the first appearance of Thanos going for now? Is The Dark Knight Rises on track to beat The Avengers opening weekend record? Which character did Christopher Nolan say deserves their own spin-off? And who was Tom Hardy‘s inspiration for the voice of Bane? Read about all of this and more in the return of Superhero Bits.

Robert Downey Jr.danced through Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend for Iron Man 3. You can see other snippets from the panel and images over on Coming Soon.

IO9 asked Kevin Feige if Bruce Banner and Tony Stark driving off together at the end of The Avengers meant anything about Iron Man 3.

Iron Man #55, the first appearance of Thanos, is now going for $6,000 according to The Los Angeles Times.

Badass Digest has a great piece about some not so great reactions to negative early reviews of The Dark Knight Rises. More on this below.

More Downey video!! Check out this video of Robert Downey Jr. surprising a bunch of kids doing an Iron Man costume contest at Comic-Con.

Edgar Wright‘s Ant-Man will not feature any spousal abuse, thanks to this Reddit user.